A funny story at WRAL.com today:


In December, Gov. Mike Easley said it was everyone’s “patriotic duty” to conserve water in the face of the worst drought in North Carolina history.



Dadian heard Friday that most of his rain barrels would have to go. The Wakefield Plantation Homeowners Association decided having too many rain barrels didn’t fit the neighborhood’s image.

?To maintain the visual impression, especially from the street, for our community,? Greg Barley, with the Wakefield Plantation Homeowners Association, said of the reason behind the rain barrel limit.